Teaches all the basic phonic spelling rules using multi-sensory activities and tests. At the end of this course students will understand the basics of English spelling. Suitable for students aged six to adult.
36 units based on phonics progression covering all English spelling rules including 'Rule breakers'. Suitable for students aged nine to adult.
Basic level |
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The basic 'Building Bricks' of the English language
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2 |
Spelling the consonant sounds, Part 1
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3 |
Spelling the consonant sounds, Part 2
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4 |
Spelling the consonant digraphs, Part 1
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5 |
Spelling the consonant digraphs, Part 2
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5H |
A 'Beat the spellchecker!' test for words from Units 4 and 5
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6 |
Short vowels, Part 1: a, e and i
Short vowels, Part 2: o and u
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6H |
A 'Beat the spellchecker!' test for Unit 6 words
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Long vowels, Part 1: a and e
Long vowels, Part 2: i, o and u
Introduction and Unit Contents
Long vowel /a/ : a-e, ai, ay, ey, ei
Spelling test for long vowel /a/: a-e, ai, ay, ey, ei
Rules and rule breakers for long vowel /a/
Homophones for long vowel /a/
Long vowel /e/ : e in common prefixes
Long vowel /e/ : ee, ea, e-e, y
Spelling test for long vowel /e/: ee, ea, e-e, y
Rules and rule breakers for long vowel /e/
Homophones for long vowel /e/
Long vowels, Part 2: i, o and u
Long vowel /i/ : i-e, igh, y, ie
Spelling test for long vowel /i/: i-e, igh, y, ie
Rules and rule breakers for long vowel /i/
Homophones for long vowel /i/
Long vowel /o/ : o-e, oa, ow, oe
Spelling test for long vowel /o/: o-e, oa, ow, oe
Rules and rule breakers for long vowel /o/
Homophones for long vowel /o/
Long vowel /u/ : u-e, ue, ew
Spelling test for long vowel /u/: u-e, ue, ew
Homophones, rules and rule breakers for long vowel /u/
Final test on all the long vowel sounds
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7H |
A 'Beat the spellchecker!' test for Unit 7 words
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Syllables: how to divide words
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Suffixes: why we need to double letters, change them or drop 'e'
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Spelling choices for /ar/ sound; ar, al or a?
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Spelling choices for /er/ sound: er, ir, ear or er
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Spelling choices for /air/ sound: air, are or ear
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12H |
A 'Beat the spellchecker!' test for words from Units 10, 11 and 12
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13 |
Spelling choices for /oo/ sound: oo and ou
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13H |
A 'Beat the spellchecker!' test for Unit 13 words
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14 |
Spelling choices for /or/ sound: or, ore, au, aw and war
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14H |
A 'Beat the spellchecker!' test for Unit 14 words
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15 |
Spelling choices for /ou/ sound: ou or ow
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16 |
Spelling choices for /oi/ sound: oi or oy
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Intermediate level
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17 |
ough and augh words
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17H |
A 'Beat the spellchecker!' test for words from Units 15, 17
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18 |
Irregular common words – common errors e.g. would, who, does
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Soft g: ge, gi and gy words
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Soft c: ce, ci and cy words
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20H |
A 'Beat the spellchecker!' test for words from Unit 20
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The i before e rule – does it work?
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21H |
A 'Beat the spellchecker!' test for words from Unit 21
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Words with silent letters e.g. wrap, comb, sign, knight
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22H |
A 'Beat the spellchecker!' test for words from Unit 22
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Prefixes: when letters need changing
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The weak 'schwa' sound: stress in words
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Advanced level
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25 |
Word endings: -er, -ar, -or, -our, -re, -a and -ery,
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Word endings: -le, and exceptions e.g. -al, -el, -ol
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26H |
A 'Beat the spellchecker!' test for words from Units 25 and 26
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Word endings: -able, -ible
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Word endings: -tion, -cian, -sion
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Word ending: -ous, -us
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30 |
Words with ci and ti e.g. ancient, special, initial, gracious
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31 |
Word endings:-ture, -tain, -ine
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32 |
Word endings: -et, -ot, -ate, -ite
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33 |
Word endings: -ant, -ent, -ance, -ence
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33H |
A 'Beat the spellchecker!' test for words from Units 30 to 33
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34 |
Adding suffixes to longer words – double or not?
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35 |
A brief history of English spellings
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British / American spelling differences
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